We recently learned the differences between monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Ben illustrated the following drawings and labeled their major identifying characteristics. 
Dicots usually have net veined leaves and two seed leaves when beginning to sprout. For the purpose of Shanleya's Quest, the dicot families are Mustard, Mint, Parsley , Pea, Rose and Aster. I realized after taking this photo that Ben sketched and colored the seed leaves brown rather than green. He later corrected it but I did not take a more recent photo of his drawing. The seed leaves should be green as they are the first green to sprout from the (bean in this case) seed itself.
Monocots have one seed leaf. They usually have straight parallel veined leaves. The Lily and the Grass family are examples of monocots.
